{"id":518454,"date":"2025-05-06T15:02:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T22:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/?page_id=518454"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:51:50","slug":"heart-and-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/heart-and-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart and Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id518454_fa904c-39 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id518454_fa904c-39 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id518454_fa904c-39 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id518454_fa904c-39 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id518454_fa904c-39 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id518454_fa904c-39 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id518454_fa904c-39 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column518454_b894b3-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column518454_b894b3-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column518454_b894b3-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column518454_b894b3-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column518454_b894b3-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column518454_b894b3-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column518454_b894b3-ba{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column518454_b894b3-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column518454_b894b3-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column518454_b894b3-ba\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image518454_f3de11-31 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image518454_f3de11-31\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MendingHeart_v2-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-518412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MendingHeart_v2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MendingHeart_v2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MendingHeart_v2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MendingHeart_v2.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column518454_7409e0-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column518454_7409e0-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column518454_7409e0-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column518454_7409e0-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column518454_7409e0-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column518454_7409e0-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column518454_7409e0-d4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column518454_7409e0-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column518454_7409e0-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column518454_7409e0-d4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>The reason for this page and subpages is that on April 2025 I suffered a heart attack (<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/it-turns-out-i-am-not-invincible\/\">full story here<\/a>), and I am in the process of recovering. Fortunately, it was caught<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These posts and pages are a collection of the recovery stories, resources and such I begin to collect after that experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also started a Substack blog:  <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/heart-attack-statistics\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgediaries.substack.com\/\">Jorge Diaries | Substack<\/a> in which I post relevant information about my recovery process in the hopes it will help others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope this helps as much as it is helping me deal with my new reality! The list of related blogs below is in reversed chronological order by date published.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-posts-id-518454_b68965-1e .kb-post-list-item{display:grid;}<\/style><ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-518454_b68965-1e content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-2 grid-lg-col-3 item-image-style-above\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-519916 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-journey category-thoughts-ramblings tag-heart tag-journal tag-recovery\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/starting-a-new-year-a-little-less-invincible\/\" aria-label=\"Starting a New Year \u2014 A Little Less Invincible\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedSubstack-JorgeDiaries-Another-Year-1200x630-1-768x403.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Starting a New Year \u2014 A Little Less Invincible\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedSubstack-JorgeDiaries-Another-Year-1200x630-1-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedSubstack-JorgeDiaries-Another-Year-1200x630-1-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedSubstack-JorgeDiaries-Another-Year-1200x630-1-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedSubstack-JorgeDiaries-Another-Year-1200x630-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/category\/journey\/\" class=\"category-link-journey\" rel=\"tag\">Journey<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/category\/thoughts-ramblings\/\" class=\"category-link-thoughts-ramblings\" rel=\"tag\">Thoughts and Ramblings<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/starting-a-new-year-a-little-less-invincible\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Starting a New Year \u2014 A Little Less Invincible<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Jorge Pereira<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-20T05:26:00-07:00\">2026-02-20<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-20T15:41:14-07:00\">2026-02-20<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Originally posted on my JorgeDiaries Substack | This is a continuation of the journal of my recovery process, since my previous blog, \u201cDoing Embarrassingly Well\u201d. I sit here finally getting down to write about something I\u2019ve been thinking about for a few days now \u2014 the start of a new year in my life. As&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/starting-a-new-year-a-little-less-invincible\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Starting a New Year \u2014 A Little Less Invincible<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-518680 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-journey tag-heart tag-recovery\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/it-is-not-easy-to-be-green\/\" aria-label=\"It Is Not Easy to Be Green!\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-NotEasyToBeGreen1-768x288.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"It Is Not Easy to Be Green!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-NotEasyToBeGreen1-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-NotEasyToBeGreen1-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-NotEasyToBeGreen1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/category\/journey\/\" class=\"category-link-journey\" rel=\"tag\">Journey<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/it-is-not-easy-to-be-green\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">It Is Not Easy to Be Green!<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Jorge Pereira<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-06-06T11:58:05-07:00\">2025-06-06<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-20T15:41:49-07:00\">2026-02-20<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Originally posted on my JorgeDiaries Substack This is a continuation of the journal of my recovery process, since my previous blog, \u201cDoing Embarrassingly Well\u201d. I do not know who said this, but a good friend of mine used to quote it all of the time: &#8220;What is most personal is most universal.&#8221; So here we&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/it-is-not-easy-to-be-green\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> It Is Not Easy to Be Green!<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-518671 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-journey tag-diets tag-heart tag-recovery\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/low-carb-vs-low-calorie-cracking-the-code\/\" aria-label=\"Low-Carb vs. Low-Calorie: Cracking the Code\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-Diets-CarbsvsCalories-768x288.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Low-Carb vs. Low-Calorie: Cracking the Code\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-Diets-CarbsvsCalories-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-Diets-CarbsvsCalories-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-Diets-CarbsvsCalories.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/category\/journey\/\" class=\"category-link-journey\" rel=\"tag\">Journey<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/low-carb-vs-low-calorie-cracking-the-code\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Low-Carb vs. Low-Calorie: Cracking the Code<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Jorge Pereira<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-06-04T22:05:00-07:00\">2025-06-04<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-20T15:39:46-07:00\">2026-02-20<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>The world of weight loss is a dizzying landscape of competing philosophies. Among the most popular and often confused are low-carb and low-calorie diets. Both can lead to weight loss, but they operate on different principles and suit different lifestyles. If you&#8217;re standing at this dietary crossroads, this guide will provide a clear explanation of&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/low-carb-vs-low-calorie-cracking-the-code\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Low-Carb vs. Low-Calorie: Cracking the Code<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-518590 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-journey tag-heart\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/doing-embarrassingly-well\/\" aria-label=\"Doing Embarrassingly Well\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-DoingEmbarrasingly-Well-768x288.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Doing Embarrassingly Well\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-DoingEmbarrasingly-Well-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-DoingEmbarrasingly-Well-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-DoingEmbarrasingly-Well.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/category\/journey\/\" class=\"category-link-journey\" rel=\"tag\">Journey<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/doing-embarrassingly-well\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Doing Embarrassingly Well<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Jorge Pereira<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-05-29T06:00:00-07:00\">2025-05-29<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-20T15:42:19-07:00\">2026-02-20<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Originally published on my Substack blog: https:\/\/JorgeDaries.Substack.com Embracing Vulnerability in the Wake of Recovery As I work my way back to normalcy after my heart attack, I\u2019ve been surprised by the range of emotions that have surfaced. One in particular, has taken me back: A little embarrassment\u2014not at my setbacks, but at how well I\u2019m&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/doing-embarrassingly-well\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Doing Embarrassingly Well<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-518516 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-journey tag-heart tag-journal tag-recovery\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/embracing-my-new-normal\/\" aria-label=\"Embracing My New Normal\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-EmbracingMyNewNormal-768x288.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Embracing My New Normal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-EmbracingMyNewNormal-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-EmbracingMyNewNormal-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-EmbracingMyNewNormal.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/category\/journey\/\" class=\"category-link-journey\" rel=\"tag\">Journey<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/embracing-my-new-normal\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Embracing My New Normal<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Jorge Pereira<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-05-21T08:21:47-07:00\">2025-05-21<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-20T15:42:51-07:00\">2026-02-20<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Originally published on my Substack blog: https:\/\/JorgeDaries.Substack.com A couple of weeks since my last progress report\u2026 Wow it&#8217;s been 6 weeks! It\u2019s incredible how much has changed in such a short time, and I\u2019m excited to share some updates with you! Spoiler alert: things are definitely better! Started my Cardio Rehab Program First off, I\u2019m&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/embracing-my-new-normal\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Embracing My New Normal<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-518469 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-journey tag-heart tag-journal tag-recovery\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/on-the-recovery-journey-the-first-3-weeks\/\" aria-label=\"On the Recovery Journey- The first 3 weeks\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackRecoveryJourney-768x288.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"On the Recovery Journey- The first 3 weeks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackRecoveryJourney-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackRecoveryJourney-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackRecoveryJourney.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/category\/journey\/\" class=\"category-link-journey\" rel=\"tag\">Journey<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/on-the-recovery-journey-the-first-3-weeks\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">On the Recovery Journey- The first 3 weeks<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Jorge Pereira<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-05-09T08:37:47-07:00\">2025-05-09<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-20T15:43:57-07:00\">2026-02-20<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Yesterday marked a month since my heart attack. After spending 8 days in the hospital, I began my recovery at home, and I find myself thankful for so many things along the way. I reflect on how differently this story could have unfolded. What if the heart attack had struck while I was alone in&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/on-the-recovery-journey-the-first-3-weeks\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> On the Recovery Journey- The first 3 weeks<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-518442 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-journey tag-heart\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/heart-attack-statistics\/\" aria-label=\"Heart Attack Statistics\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackWarningSigns-1-768x288.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Heart Attack Statistics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackWarningSigns-1-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackWarningSigns-1-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackWarningSigns-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/category\/journey\/\" class=\"category-link-journey\" rel=\"tag\">Journey<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/heart-attack-statistics\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Heart Attack Statistics<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Jorge Pereira<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-05-06T10:36:08-07:00\">2025-05-06<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-20T15:44:25-07:00\">2026-02-20<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>So, as I&#8217;m continuing on this road to recovery process, my mind&#8217;s been buzzing with info, especially about heart attack statistics. I stumbled across some really eye-opening numbers online (wish I could remember exactly where!), Deaths in America from 1999 to 2025 Those who are at risk of heart attack include following. So naturally, \ud83d\ude42&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/heart-attack-statistics\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Heart Attack Statistics<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-518444 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-journey tag-heart tag-journal tag-recovery\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/heart-attack-warning-signs-recognizing-what-i-missed\/\" aria-label=\"Heart Attack Warning Signs: Recognizing What I Missed\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackWarningSigns-768x288.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Heart Attack Warning Signs: Recognizing What I Missed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackWarningSigns-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackWarningSigns-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackWarningSigns.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/category\/journey\/\" class=\"category-link-journey\" rel=\"tag\">Journey<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/heart-attack-warning-signs-recognizing-what-i-missed\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Heart Attack Warning Signs: Recognizing What I Missed<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Jorge Pereira<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-05-05T15:17:26-07:00\">2025-05-05<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-20T15:45:24-07:00\">2026-02-20<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Looking back, I realize my body was trying to tell me something wasn&#8217;t quite right in the weeks before my heart own attack. Like many of us, I brushed these signals aside, chalking them up to a busy schedule, getting older, or maybe coming down with something. I&#8217;m sharing these common warning signs because awareness&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/heart-attack-warning-signs-recognizing-what-i-missed\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Heart Attack Warning Signs: Recognizing What I Missed<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-518391 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-journey tag-heart tag-journal tag-personal-thoughts tag-recovery tag-stories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/it-turns-out-i-am-not-invincible\/\" aria-label=\"It turns out I am not Invincible!\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackUntitled-768x499.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"It turns out I am not Invincible!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackUntitled-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackUntitled-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackUntitled-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage-HeartAttackUntitled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/category\/journey\/\" class=\"category-link-journey\" rel=\"tag\">Journey<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/it-turns-out-i-am-not-invincible\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">It turns out I am not Invincible!<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Jorge Pereira<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-05-02T22:07:55-07:00\">2025-05-02<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-20T15:46:21-07:00\">2026-02-20<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Short story: Life took an unexpected turn in early April 2025. 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After four days in the ICU, I was&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/it-turns-out-i-am-not-invincible\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> It turns out I am not Invincible!<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reason for this page and subpages is that on April 2025 I suffered a heart attack (full story here), and I am in the process of recovering. 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